When Khalifah al-Akili realized the FBI was trying to entrap him as a "terrorist", he called in journalists to document what was happening.

A German air traffic control organization calls for a remote control piloting feature for airplanes.

As a step toward this, it may already be possible to take control of an air liner using the WiFi on board.

But I won't do it, because they typically require nonfree Javascript, and require users to identify themselves (I won't identify myself to connect to the net).

Rouhani says Iran will not accept a nuclear deal unless all sanctions are lifted immediately.

This demonstrates that sanctions can be effective in convincing a country to make a deal. But this effectiveness depends on willingness to end the sanctions in exchange for a reasonable deal. If the US offers no carrot, it will get nothing.

Perhaps the sanctions could be reimposed automatically if the the deal collapses.

US thugs still arrogantly interfere with people recording them, and make threats of revenge.

We need to jail them for this.

Voter ID in Australia has the same effect as in the US: it tends to disenfranchise old people, disadvantaged minority groups, and the disabled.